Per my graphic design course at Mozilla School of Webcraft (yes I did choose this program partially for the Harry Potter reference) I must write a blog post about why I am getting into web design:

The biggest reason I am getting into web design is because of a little game that I played when I was younger on AOL dial-up called Neopets.

I have always been a computer nerd and gamer ever since my father brought home a computer back in 1997. At first I used the computer to play games and/or watch my brother play games such as: King, Heroes of Might and Magic, Doom, and Sims City. I also would use the computer’s paint program and practice my art (I thought drawing on the computer was pretty magical).

Thanks to Neopets, I taught myself HTML at 10 years old. I wanted to make “pages” for my pets (unfortunately they are no longer around, how fun would it be to see my very first websites!). When I found a web design element that I liked and wanted to use and Neopets did not teach it (this was before Google), I would dissect the code myself to learn what made each website tick. I even thought to myself when I was younger, “This would be really fun to do as a living when I grow up!” However, my silly young brain told me that, “By the time I grow up, all the websites will be designed and it wouldn’t be a plausible career path for me.” Now I see the error of my ways, and as they say, “Better late than never”.

Web design marries two of my passions – art and science (design and coding). I am excited to embark on this journey and excited to see where it takes me.